The woman allegedly acted as an investment intermediary without authorization.
She tricked an unsuspecting victim into transferring her a million euros under the guise of cryptocurrency investment.Over the course of the investigation, it was determined that a portion of the stolen money was splurged on cryptocurrencies that were bought on an exchange. The rest of the sum was sent to the woman's offshore bank accounts.
After cooperating with international banks, the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau , Ireland's national police division that investigates economic crimes, was able to find the victim and return half of the stolen money. Last April, the Irish police started investigating an uptick in cases related to Bitcoin that reportedly affected some of the country's high-net-worth individuals.Back in 2019, Irish cryptocurrency exchangeDuring the same year, the Bank of Ireland came under scrutiny after U.S. prosecutors alleged that its accounts were used to launder almost $300 million by the operators of the infamous